But how hard has the journey been, and has amerIca really left the Race Issue behInd . James earljones, welcome to hardtalk. Welcome to our theatre. Well, thank you very much. The wyndhams. The wyndhams theatre, where you, for weeks, have been treadIng the boards In a pretty exactIng role In the Play DrIvIng mIss daIsy. A lovely role and a great pleasure to be In hIm. Well, Ijust Wonder whether It Is any harder these days to get up for all of the rehearsIng, all of the preparatIon, all of the gruellIng physIcal endurance you have to have for a daIly play . Everybody works, you know. Even the PrIme MInIster works, the presIdent works. Everybody works or plays eIther one and then sleeps. So thats all, thats all we do. And Its not hard to go to work wIth thIs play. Its really such a pleasure doIng It, and wIth Vanessa Redgrave and Boyd GaInes especIally. I just wonder If thIs play partIcularly resonates wIth you, because Its set In atlanta, In the south, durIng the era of segregatIon. And
Whether it is any harder these days to get up for all of the rehearsing, all of the preparation, all of the gruelling physical endurance you have to have for a daily play? everybody works, you know. Even the prime minister works, the president works. Everybody works, or plays either one and then sleeps. So that s all, that s all we do. And it s not hard to go to work with this play. It s really such a pleasure doing it, and with vanessa redgrave and boyd gaines especially. I just wonder if this play particularly resonates with you, because it s set in atlanta, in the south, during the era of segregation. And, of course, you were born and raised in your very earliest years in mississippi during the era of segregation. Does this particularly have meaning for you? mmhm. Yeah, i. . . I can say, honestly, i know a lot about it, and i wish others knew about it and that s partly why it s important to do plays like this. And, luckily, we have a play here. . . . . Which is not about polemics.
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now on bbc news, stephen sackur speaks to south african actor john kani on hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. for a generation of black south african artists who came of age in the apartheid era, art and activism were intertwined. the liberation struggle was their life force. but now, well, a quarter of a century after mandela became president, things are more complicated. my guess is a giant of south african theatre. john kani s career spans five decades of acting and writing. he s been in hollywood block pastors and is currently starring in his own west play. so how hard is it to tell south africa s post apartheid story? john kani, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. right now, in london s west end, you have your own play on. kunene and the king. yes, kunene. i saw it last night and it s great, but, it strikes me that it is full of ambivalence and doubt about today s south africa. is that a right way of seeing it? yes, indeed, it s a critical review of
It is about liz30am, you are pretty much up to date. Now on bbc news, Stephen Sackur speaks to South African actor john kani on hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im Stephen Sackur. For a generation of black South African artists who came of age in the apartheid era, art and activism were intertwined. The liberation struggle was their life force. But now . Well, a quarter of a century after mandela became president , things are more complicated. My guest is a giant of South African theatre. John kanis career spans five decades of acting and writing. Hes been in hollywood blockbusters and is currently starring in his own west end play. So how hard is it to tell south africas post apartheid story . John kani, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Right now, here in londons west end, you have your own play on. Kunene and the king. Yes, kunene. I saw it last night and its great, but, it strikes me that it is full of ambivalence and doubt about todays south africa. Is that a right way of se